The new 2015 GMC Canyon is supposed to debut in real life at the Detroit Auto Show tomorrow, but GM decided to debut the small-ish pickup in real pictures today. It's considered to be the slightly more-luxurious cousin of the 2015 Chevrolet Colorado, but it looks more like its big brother, the GMC Sierra.

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It looks all very good and well for those of us that want the option of doing physical work with out a big physical monstrosity of a truck, and hey, it's got an available six-speed manual, in the smaller trim levels. Huzzah.

Despite being designed for work, it's seems to be pretty smart for a pickup. There's a new "GMC Appshop," where you can download your, well, apps, and a "Teen Driver" feature similar to Ford's "Nanny Key," according to GM:

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Teen Driver is a new, configurable IntelliLink feature that allows parents to set a radio volume limit, establish a speed warning set between 40 and 70 mph, and set a speed limiter. It also automatically mutes the radio when the driver or front passenger safety belt is not fastened and a "report card" that records mileage, wide-open throttle events, ABS events, maximum speed and other data. The custom features are locked by a PIN, which is set by the parent.

That should be fun, for the kids.

A 2.8L diesel engine is coming next year as well. Let's just hope you can get that with the six-speed, for the ultimate Jalop truck.

The new Canyon looks to be a massive upgrade in the aesthetics department from smaller pickups of years past. And it looks to be a pretty big everywhere else, as well.